# Status 200 Uploads vs Metricool

Canonical: https://status200uploads.com/vs/metricool

Competitor details last verified 15 October 2026.

Metricool is a social media planner built around analytics. Here is how it compares, checked against Metricool's own pricing page and help center.

## Verdict

### Status 200 is better for

- Developers who want a REST API on every plan, including Free: Metricool's API starts at its Advanced plan ($67/mo billed monthly, or $53 a month on annual billing)
- Creators who post to Skool, or publish videos over 512 MB to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, X or LinkedIn
- Users with up to 3 brands: Beginner is $9/mo for 3 profiles, while Metricool Starter is $25/mo billed monthly for up to 5 brands
- Users who want LinkedIn on a free plan: Metricool Free connects neither LinkedIn nor X

### Metricool is better for

- Marketers who want competitor tracking, long analytics history and reports next to the planner
- Users who need an inbox for comments and messages, or link-in-bio pages
- Users who post to Bluesky or Google Business Profile, or publish Pinterest video Pins, LinkedIn documents or X threads
- Users with 5 or more brands: Metricool Starter covers up to 10 brands for $45/mo billed monthly
- Anyone who wants an AI app to work with their account on a free plan: Metricool's MCP server works on Metricool Free

## Feature comparison

What each product offers, as of 15 October 2026.

| Feature | Status 200 | Metricool |
| --- | --- | --- |
| REST API for automation | yes, Free included | Advanced plan+ |
| API dry run and idempotency keys | Yes | Not listed |
| Hosted MCP server for AI apps | Every paid plan, from Beginner (sign-in or API key) | yes, Free included |
| Zapier / n8n / Make integration | n8n node, verified by n8n (n8n Cloud and self-hosted); no Zapier or Make app | Advanced plan+; no official n8n node |
| TikTok posting | Yes | Yes |
| Instagram posting | Yes | Yes |
| Facebook posting | Yes | Yes |
| YouTube posting | yes (videos up to 5 GB) | yes (videos up to 500 MB) |
| X (Twitter) posting | $9/mo add-on, any plan | $10/mo per X account, from Starter |
| LinkedIn posting | yes, Free included | Paid plans |
| Pinterest posting | Image Pins | Image and video Pins |
| Threads posting | Yes | Yes |
| Skool posting | From $9/mo | Not listed |
| Bluesky / Google Business Profile posting | No | Yes |
| Largest video upload | Up to 5 GB | Up to 1 GB (Threads); 500 MB on most networks |
| LinkedIn documents (PDF carousels) | No | Yes |
| Multi-post threads on X and Threads | No | Up to 80 posts |
| Post scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk scheduling via CSV | No | Yes |
| Engagement analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Competitor analysis | No | 5 on Free, 100 on paid plans |
| Engagement inbox | No | Yes |
| Link-in-bio pages | No | Paid plans |
| AI caption generator | Yes | yes (monthly credits) |
| Free plan allowance | 30 posts/mo, LinkedIn included | 20 posts/mo, no LinkedIn or X |
| Pricing model | Per plan | Per plan, by number of brands |

"Not listed" means Metricool's public pricing, platform and API pages did not mention the feature when we checked on 15 October 2026. Vendors change their products; check their site for current details.

## Pricing comparison

Metricool list prices as published on its own website, checked 15 October 2026. The billing basis is shown with each plan where the vendor states it.

### Status 200 Uploads

| Plan | Price | What it includes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | Free | 1 profile, 30 posts per month, Skool from Beginner, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Beginner | $9/mo | or $90 a year, 3 profiles, 20 posts per day per profile, includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Apprentice | $29/mo | or $290 a year, 5 profiles, 50 posts per day per profile, includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Skilled | $69/mo | or $690 a year, 10 profiles, Unlimited posts (up to 500 publish attempts per profile a day), includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Expert | $199/mo | or $1,990 a year, 25 profiles, Unlimited posts (up to 500 publish attempts per profile a day), includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Agency | $499/mo | Unlimited profiles, Unlimited posts (up to 500 publish attempts per profile a day), includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |

Status 200 prices are for monthly billing (yearly: 2 months free). Post allowances count successful posts, all platforms combined.

### Metricool

| Plan | Price | What it includes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | Free | 1 brand, 20 posts per month, 30 days of analytics; LinkedIn and X not included |
| Starter | From $25/mo | Billed monthly, up to 5 brands; $45/mo for up to 10 brands. On annual billing, $20 and $36 a month |
| Advanced | From $67/mo | Billed monthly, up to 15 brands; $107/mo for 25 and $210/mo for 50. On annual billing, $53, $85 and $159 a month. Includes the Metricool API |
| Custom | Custom | From 50+ brands; adds white label and a dedicated account manager |

Prices in US dollars from Metricool's pricing page, which also lists euros; they exclude VAT. A brand holds one profile per social network or ad platform. The page's Annual tab says "save up to 24%". X needs Metricool's X/Twitter add-on, $10 per connected X account per month ($120 a year), from Starter; the Advanced Analytics add-on starts at $12 a month on Starter and $36 on Advanced. Paid plans have no monthly post cap, under a fair-use policy that reviews brands above 600 posts a month. The free plan never expires; the pricing page lists no trial.

Competitor details last verified 15 October 2026. Vendors change their plans; check their site for current prices.

## Key differences

### API on every plan

Status 200's REST API is on every plan, including Free, with self-serve keys. It publishes or schedules posts on all 9 networks (Skool from Beginner, X with the $9/mo add-on), and a dry run checks a post without sending it. Metricool's API is on its Advanced and Custom plans only: Advanced starts at $67/mo billed monthly ($53 a month on annual billing) for up to 15 brands. Metricool's MCP server, the way AI apps connect, works on every Metricool plan.

### Lower price for up to 3 brands

Status 200 Beginner is $9/mo ($7.50 a month billed yearly) for 3 profiles. Like a Metricool brand, each profile holds one account per network, and Beginner covers 8 networks including Skool. Metricool's first paid plan, Starter, is $25/mo billed monthly ($20 a month on annual billing) for up to 5 brands. From 5 brands up Metricool costs less: Starter for 10 brands is $45/mo billed monthly, where Status 200 Skilled (10 profiles) is $69/mo.

### Large videos and Skool

Status 200 accepts videos up to 5 GB and publishes up to 5 GB to YouTube, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Skool, and up to 4 GB to TikTok. Metricool's media requirements list 500 MB for videos on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Pinterest, 512 MB on X and LinkedIn, and 1 GB on Threads. Skool is not among the networks Metricool lists.

### Where Metricool is ahead

Metricool pairs the planner with analytics: competitor tracking (5 profiles on Free, 100 on paid plans), unlimited history and PDF or PowerPoint reports on paid plans, and an inbox for comments and messages. It also posts to Bluesky and Google Business Profile, publishes Pinterest video Pins, LinkedIn documents and threads on X and Threads, imports posts from CSV files, and its MCP server works on its Free plan. On Advanced it adds official apps on Zapier and on Make; Status 200 has no Zapier or Make app.

## Who should use which?

### Choose Status 200 if...

- You want a REST API without paying for Metricool Advanced ($67/mo billed monthly): Status 200's is on every plan, including Free
- You manage up to 3 brands and want one $9/mo plan with Skool included
- You publish videos over 512 MB to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, X or LinkedIn
- You want LinkedIn on a free plan, or X on any plan with a $9/mo add-on

### Choose Metricool if...

- You want competitor tracking, unlimited analytics history and PDF or PowerPoint reports
- You need an inbox to answer comments and messages from one place
- You post to Bluesky or Google Business Profile, or publish Pinterest video Pins, LinkedIn documents or threads on X and Threads
- You manage 5 or more brands: Metricool Starter covers up to 10 for $45/mo billed monthly ($36 a month on annual billing)
- You want an AI app to work with your account on a free plan: Metricool's MCP server works on Metricool Free (20 posts a month)
- You import posts from CSV files, or need to edit scheduled posts through an API
- You build automations in Zapier or Make and want an official app: Metricool has one on Advanced, and there is no Status 200 app in either

## Switching from Metricool?

1. Create a free Status 200 Uploads account at status200uploads.com/signup
2. Connect the same social accounts you use on Metricool. Eight networks connect through their own official sign-in (OAuth), so we never see your password. Skool has no such sign-in: you paste your Skool session cookie, which we store encrypted.
3. Upload your media to the Status 200 media library
4. Export your scheduled posts from Metricool's calendar as a CSV file, then recreate them in the Status 200 dashboard or send them to the REST API with post.scheduledFor, one request per post
5. Verify your first posts publish, then cancel your Metricool plan: it stays active until the end of the billing period and then becomes Metricool Free

## Questions

### Is Status 200 cheaper than Metricool?

It depends on how many brands you manage and whether you need an API. A Metricool brand and a Status 200 profile both hold one account per network. Status 200 Beginner is $9/mo ($7.50 a month billed yearly) for 3 profiles; Metricool Starter is $25/mo billed monthly ($20 a month on annual billing) for up to 5 brands. From 5 up, Metricool costs less, billed monthly: 5 brands are $25/mo there and 5 profiles $29/mo (Apprentice) here, and 10 brands are $45/mo there against $69/mo (Skilled) here. If you need an API, Metricool's starts at Advanced, $67/mo billed monthly ($53 a month on annual billing) for up to 15 brands, while Status 200's REST API is on every plan, Free included. Metricool's prices exclude VAT.

### Does Metricool have an API?

Yes, on its Advanced and Custom plans only. Requests go to app.metricool.com/api with your token in an X-Mc-Auth header plus your user and brand ids, and Metricool publishes Swagger files and a PDF guide; its API pages list no rate limits, webhooks or SDKs. Status 200's REST API is on every plan, including Free, with self-serve keys, an OpenAPI file, a dry run that checks a post without sending it, a Python package (pip install status200uploads) and an n8n community node, which n8n verified on 26 October 2026, for n8n Cloud and self-hosted n8n. Webhooks are not available on Status 200 yet.

### Does Metricool have an MCP server for Claude?

Yes. Metricool's MCP server works on every Metricool plan, Free included, within that plan's limits, and Metricool says it is listed in Claude's connector directory. Through it an AI app can read analytics, publish or schedule posts, edit scheduled posts and send posts for review; Metricool says inbox messages, comments and Smartlinks are not available through it. For Status 200, add https://mcp.status200uploads.com/mcp as a custom connector in Claude or Claude Code: after you sign in, the app can publish, schedule, check and retry posts on all 9 networks, Skool included. The AI connector is included in every paid plan, from Beginner; the Free plan has the REST API, not the MCP server. Tested with Claude and Claude Code.

### Can Metricool post to Skool?

Skool is not among the networks on Metricool's pricing page or in its scheduling guide (checked 15 October 2026). Status 200 posts to Skool communities on every paid plan, from Beginner ($9/mo), from the dashboard, the REST API or the AI connector. Skool has no official API, so you paste your Skool session cookie, which we store encrypted; Skool takes one post per hour and 10 a day from an account.

### How do the free plans compare?

Metricool Free gives 1 brand and 20 published posts a month on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube and Google Business Profile, without LinkedIn or X, plus 30 days of analytics, an inbox and the MCP server; it never expires. Status 200 Free gives 1 profile and 30 posts a month on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Threads, with REST API keys; X can be added for $9/mo, and Skool and the MCP server start at Beginner. Neither needs a credit card.

### How large can videos be on each?

Status 200 accepts videos up to 5 GB and images up to 20 MB, and publishes videos up to 5 GB to YouTube, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Skool, 4 GB to TikTok, 1 GB to Threads and 300 MB to Instagram; Pinterest posts are images only. Metricool's media requirements list videos up to 500 MB on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Pinterest, 512 MB on X and LinkedIn, 1 GB on Threads, 75 MB on Google Business Profile and 50 MB on Bluesky, and its mobile app imports files up to 500 MB. On Instagram, Metricool's listed limit is higher than ours.

### How much does X (Twitter) cost on Metricool?

Metricool connects X only on paid plans, from Starter, with its X/Twitter add-on: $10 per connected X account per month, or $120 a year, since 13 July 2026 (add-ons bought before July 2026 keep $5 a month while at least one stays active). Metricool Free cannot connect X. Status 200's X add-on is $9/mo on any plan, Free included, for 200 X posts a month, up to 20 with a link.

## Sources

- [metricool.com/pricing](https://metricool.com/pricing/)
- [Metricool help: plans, add-ons and API access](https://help.metricool.com/plans-add-ons-and-api-access-explained-xux1u)
- [Metricool help: Free and paid plans](https://help.metricool.com/main-differences-between-free-and-paid-plans-bl0v9)
- [Metricool help: X/Twitter add-on](https://help.metricool.com/your-guide-to-the-x-twitter-add-on-wt5wy)
- [Metricool help: API access](https://help.metricool.com/api-access-export-your-metricool-data-to-other-tools-and-automate-tasks-x8ln5)
- [Metricool API documentation](https://app.metricool.com/resources/apidocs/index.html)
- [Metricool help: MCP limits and plan requirements](https://help.metricool.com/mcp-limits-and-plan-requirements-h72jg)
- [Metricool help: MCP and Claude](https://help.metricool.com/how-to-connect-metricools-mcp-with-claude-0l84v)
- [Metricool help: scheduling options by network](https://help.metricool.com/scheduling-and-posting-options-by-social-network-cwmb3)
- [Metricool help: image and video requirements](https://help.metricool.com/publishing-requirements-for-images-and-videos-from-metricool-vfc8n)
- [Metricool help: CSV batch scheduling](https://help.metricool.com/how-to-schedule-posts-in-batch-with-a-csv-file-in-metricool-3zwxj)
- [Metricool help: Zapier](https://help.metricool.com/zapier-with-metricool-30mid)
- [Metricool help: Make](https://help.metricool.com/connect-make-with-metricool-84rbq)
- [Metricool help: n8n](https://help.metricool.com/can-i-use-metricool-with-n8n-45ex9)
- [Metricool help: fair use policy](https://help.metricool.com/fair-use-policy-for-social-media-scheduling-e3tnm)

## Related pages

- [Home](https://status200uploads.com/)
- [Features](https://status200uploads.com/features)
- [Pricing](https://status200uploads.com/pricing)
- [API Docs](https://status200uploads.com/docs/api)